For some indeterminable reason, a great many of you have been fascinated with the leaden progress of the two westernmost outlets of “best boba alive” chain Honey Boba.  I haven’t the faintest why it takes them so very long to open:  The LA branch at 11573 W. Santa Monica Blvd. has been sitting idle since 2014.  But there’s been a glimmer of hope… Hawthorne’s cheerful branch of Honey Boba has now opened in the Glen Court shopping center at 5267 Rosecrans Ave.  Read more about them and find other locations here.